Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
शैवं पदमजं दिव्यमाविशत्सह तैर्विभुः । न तत्र वायुर्नाकाशं नाग्निस्तत्र न भूतलम्
śaivaṃ padamajaṃ divyamāviśatsaha tairvibhuḥ | na tatra vāyurnākāśaṃ nāgnistatra na bhūtalam
ہمہ گیر ربّ نے اُن کے ساتھ اُس الٰہی، اَجنم شَیوی مقام میں ورود کیا۔ وہاں نہ ہوا ہے نہ آکاش؛ نہ آگ ہے اور نہ زمین کا میدان۔
Unknown (narrative voice within Revā Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Śaiva Pada (conceptual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast, luminous emptiness where Śiva and companions enter; the usual markers of nature—wind, sky, fire, earth—are absent; only a serene, unborn radiance remains, with Śiva as the still center.
FAQs
The Śaiva state is described as beyond elemental existence, pointing to a liberation that transcends material categories.
The broader section is the Revā (Narmadā) cycle, but this verse focuses on the metaphysical Śaiva abode rather than a named location.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here.